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December 2022; 12 (6) Research Article

Improving Early Recognition of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Mimics

Evelyn B. Lazar, Amanda L. Porter, Christian C. Prusinski, S. Richard Dunham, A. Sebastian Lopez-Chiriboga, M. Bakri Hammami, Divyanshu Dubey, Gregory S. Day
First published October 12, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200097
Evelyn B. Lazar
Department of Neurology (E.B.L., A.L.P., C.C.P., A.S.L.-C., G.S.D.), Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (S.R.D.), Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (M.B.H., D.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Amanda L. Porter
Department of Neurology (E.B.L., A.L.P., C.C.P., A.S.L.-C., G.S.D.), Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (S.R.D.), Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (M.B.H., D.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Christian C. Prusinski
Department of Neurology (E.B.L., A.L.P., C.C.P., A.S.L.-C., G.S.D.), Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (S.R.D.), Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (M.B.H., D.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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S. Richard Dunham
Department of Neurology (E.B.L., A.L.P., C.C.P., A.S.L.-C., G.S.D.), Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (S.R.D.), Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (M.B.H., D.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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A. Sebastian Lopez-Chiriboga
Department of Neurology (E.B.L., A.L.P., C.C.P., A.S.L.-C., G.S.D.), Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (S.R.D.), Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (M.B.H., D.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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M. Bakri Hammami
Department of Neurology (E.B.L., A.L.P., C.C.P., A.S.L.-C., G.S.D.), Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (S.R.D.), Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (M.B.H., D.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Divyanshu Dubey
Department of Neurology (E.B.L., A.L.P., C.C.P., A.S.L.-C., G.S.D.), Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (S.R.D.), Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (M.B.H., D.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Gregory S. Day
Department of Neurology (E.B.L., A.L.P., C.C.P., A.S.L.-C., G.S.D.), Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (S.R.D.), Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (M.B.H., D.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Improving Early Recognition of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Mimics
Evelyn B. Lazar, Amanda L. Porter, Christian C. Prusinski, S. Richard Dunham, A. Sebastian Lopez-Chiriboga, M. Bakri Hammami, Divyanshu Dubey, Gregory S. Day
Neurol Clin Pract Dec 2022, 12 (6) 406-413; DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200097

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vol. 12 no. 6 406-413
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200097

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
2163-0402
Online ISSN: 
2163-0933
History: 
  • Received March 21, 2022
  • Accepted September 15, 2022
  • First Published October 12, 2022.

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Author Disclosures

    1. Evelyn B. Lazar, MD,
    2. Amanda L. Porter, MD,
    3. Christian C. Prusinski, DO,
    4. S. Richard Dunham, MD,
    5. A. Sebastian Lopez-Chiriboga, MD,
    6. M. Bakri Hammami, MD,
    7. Divyanshu Dubey, MD and
    8. Gregory S. Day, MD
  1. Evelyn B. Lazar, MD,
  2. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. None

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. None

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. None

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  3. Amanda L. Porter, MD,
  4. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. None

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. None

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. None

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  5. Christian C. Prusinski, DO,
  6. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. None

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. None

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. None

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  7. S. Richard Dunham, MD,
  8. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. None

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. None

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NIH/NeuroNEXT, Grant 5 U24 NS107198, Fellow 2019- 2021

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. None

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  9. A. Sebastian Lopez-Chiriboga, MD,
  10. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. Horizon scientific advisory board Genentech scientific advisory board

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. None

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. None

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  11. M. Bakri Hammami, MD,
  12. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. None

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. None

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. None

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  13. Divyanshu Dubey, MD and
  14. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. None

    Gifts:
    1. Dr. Dubey has consulted for UCB, Immunovant, Argenx, Arialys and Astellas pharmaceuticals. All compensation for consulting activities is paid directly to Mayo Clinic.

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. None

    Editorial Boards:
    1. Dr. Dubey is on the editorial board of Journal of Clinical Medicine.

    Patents:
    1. Dr. Dubey has patent pending for Klech like protein 11, caveolae associated protein 4 and Leucine zipper 4 as a marker of neurological autoimmunity and germ cell tumors.

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. None

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  15. Gregory S. Day, MD
  16. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. None

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. Continuing Education Company, Honoraria + travel for CME activities Eli Lilly, reimbursement for travel to speak at an academic seminar concerning advantages of early diagnosis in AD

    Editorial Boards:
    1. 1. DynaMed, EBSCO; ad-hoc Dementia Topic Editor for online evidence-based medicine resource; 2016-ongoing. 2. Associate Editor, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 3. Level of Evidence Rater, Neurology

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. 1. Parabon Nanolabs, Inc (advice / support on NIH-funded project).

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. 1. Biogen: Involved in clinical trials of anti-amyloid agents (no direct payments; research agreement between sponsor and institution). 2. Eli Lilly: Money received by institution for participation in educational seminar on advantages of early diagnosis of AD Research Support, Government Entities: 1. NIH/NIA: K23AG064029, PI, 2019-2024 2. NIH/NIA: U01AG057195, site-PI, 2021- 3. NIH/NIA: U19AG032438, site-PI, 2021-

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. 1. Chan Zuckerberg Foundation (Neurodegenerative Challenge Network), CS-0000000472, Clinical PI, 2019-2022 2. Alzheimer's Association (Grant to promote diverse recruitment in LEADS; PI, 2021-22)

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. 1) Hold stocks (>$10,000) in ANI Pharmaceuticals (a generic pharmaceutical company; 2015 onward). 2) Parabon Nanolabs, Inc (stock options).

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. 1. Barrow Law, consultant concerning legal proceedings, 2018- 2021

  1. Department of Neurology (E.B.L., A.L.P., C.C.P., A.S.L.-C., G.S.D.), Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (S.R.D.), Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (M.B.H., D.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
  1. Correspondence
    Dr. Day day.gregory{at}mayo.edu
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